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Topic: Letters Sent to Romenesko
Date/Time: 11/4/2005 11:04:47 AM
Title: Cooper is journalism's New Coke
Posted By: Jim Romenesko
 
From MATTHEW FELLING: Aaron Brown was not only CNN's night-time anchor, but the anchor for all of cable news after dark. I mean that literally.

When I took the occasional hot-air balloon ride with the more blustery Sean or Joe, I always knew that at the end of the night I'd make use of "NewsNight" -- and more importantly, Aaron Brown's sense of handling the news -- to tether me back to The Real World.

Yes, I confess to not having joined the "Cult Of Personality" surrounding
Mr. Cooper as much as some. ("Gosh, he's hawt!") And yes, I know many of Aaron Brown's negative nicknames around the newsrooms he has worked in. (That Space Shuttle golf trip debacle didn't help.) But on camera, Brown was peerless (at least among the motley crew of night-time cable gabbers) at making sense of the world and asking the question that punctured the subtleties of spin.

Years ago, Coca-Cola decided to make a switch to a sweeter, lighter version of itself. And, after trying it out, America asked to have the old flavor back. It's gotten to the point where I have more faith in America's sweet tooth than their news tastes. I doubt any great constituency will rise to ask for Aaron Brown's return -- at least not any around my age of 32.

Welcome to journalism's New Coke: Anderson Cooper. [Permalink]

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